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Hemiaster texanus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Hemiaster texanus was named by Roemer (1849).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Hemiaster texanus Roemer
1853Hemiaster americanus Giebel
1915Hemiaster texanus Clark and Twitchell p. 94
1953Hemiaster texanus Cooke p. 33 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyHemiasteridae
genusHemiaster
speciestexanusRoemer 1849

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hemiaster texanus Roemer 1849
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Invalid names: Hemiaster americanus Giebel 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 86.30000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Texas) Hemiaster texanus (78107 197705 197706 197707)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Hemiaster texanus (78167 78202 197708 197709)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Hemiaster texanus (78187 197077 197710 197711)